Whilst this is wonderful - and it is - please remember that to rebalance the US fortunes against (for example) China will take 20-30 years. Celebrate the changes but don't set impossible expectations ... much will need a longer path. What matters is a better path is set ->
https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1352030102213824516
As Deng Xiaoping would say ... "crossing the river by feeling the stones" ... set a direction, adapt along the path. That direction might require considerable time. Be supportive of that and try to avoid unrealistic expectations.
X : How do you think the US should play the game with China?
Me : With no action.
X : Eh?
Me : To play the game, you need to first understand yourself and then the "opponent" and then the landscape. If you lack all three then do nothing and first observe ... with frank honesty.
Me : With no action.
X : Eh?
Me : To play the game, you need to first understand yourself and then the "opponent" and then the landscape. If you lack all three then do nothing and first observe ... with frank honesty.
X : You don't think the US knows how to play the game?
Me : I don't think the US even knows itself, let alone China or the landscape. I would not rush into the unknown. We've have had enough of policy by late evening tweets.
Me : I don't think the US even knows itself, let alone China or the landscape. I would not rush into the unknown. We've have had enough of policy by late evening tweets.
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